Sunday, August 9, 2015

Major League Soccer Week 23

The games are back for this weekend, with a total of nine games over the next three days, beginning with Friday's game in...

Portland, as the Timbers host the Chicago Fire. Sean Johnson and Adam Larsen Kwarasey man the nets. Chicago took a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul by Matt Polster. Portland was first to score with a forty-eighth minute goal by Fanendo Adi, passed from Diego Valeri. The Timbers had a yellow card for a Lucas Melano foul in the seventy-first minute. The final stood at 1-0 for the Timbers, with Adi being the man of the match.

The first of six Saturday games features Toronto FC welcoming Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Joe Bendik are in the six-yard boxes. Kansas City began with a Benny Feilhaber penalty kick goal in the twenty-second minute. A minute later, Toronto tied it through a Michael Bradley goal, via Sebastian Giovinco. Sporting retook the lead in the twenty-ninth minute on a Krisztian Nemeth goal, passed from Feilhaber. Kansas City added on in the eighty-seventh minute on a Jacob Peterson goal, courtesy of Amobi Okugo. Toronto had a yellow card for a Collen Warner foul in the eighty-eighth minute. The final was 3-1, with Feilhaber named man of the match with his goal and assist.

Down in Florida, Orlando City SC brings in the Philadelphia Union. John McCarthy and Tally Hall protect the nets. Orlando City had a yellow card for Luke Boden in the sixty-sixth minute for a foul. The score remained 0-0 throughout the game, with Hall being the man of the match with his four-save clean sheet for Orlando City.

Back in Canada, the Montreal Impact host DC United. Bill Hamid and Evan Bush are the gloved men. DC started in the thirteenth minute on a Chris Rolfe goal, assisted by Jairo Arrieta. Montreal had yellow cards for unsporting behavior by Ignacio Piatti in the fortieth minute and dissent by Johan Venegas in the forty-fifth minute. In the sixty-fourth minute, United's Davy Arnaud took a yellow card for unsporting behavior. Marco Donadel of the Impact had a yellow card for his dissent in the seventy-fourth minute. In the seventy-eighth minute, DC had a yellow card given to Sean Franklin for time wasting. The final held at 1-0 for United, impressive since they were outshot 25-1, with Hamid as the man of the match for an eight-save clean sheet to deny all attempts.

Southwest to Colorado, where the Rapids welcome the Columbus Crew SC. Steve Clark and Clint Irwin guard the woodwork. Colorado saw yellow cards for fouls by Kevin Doyle in the seventh minute and Jared Watts in the thirtieth minute. The Rapids led off with a forty-second minute Bobby Burling goal, fueled by Vicente Sanchez. Colorado had another yellow card as Axel Sjoberg committed a foul in the fiftieth minute. Columbus got on the board in the fifty-second minute as Kei Kamara scored, thanks to Tony Tchani. The Rapids saw a yellow card given to Marc Burch in the sixty-first minute for a foul. The Crew took the lead as Kamara scored again in the sixty-fourth minute, with the help of Hector Jimenez. Columbus received the next two yellow cards, for fouls by Chris Klute in the sixty-seventh minute and Chad Barson in the seventy-third minute. In the ninetieth minute, Colorado went down to ten men as Sjoberg received a second yellow card for a foul and was ejected. The Crew's Federico Higuain had a yellow card for his stoppage time foul. The final was 2-1, with the man of the match being Kamara for his brace.

Backtracking to Houston, where the Dynamo bring in the San Jose Earthquakes. David Bingham and Joe Willis are between the posts. San Jose had the first three yellow cards, given to Victor Bernardez in the twenty-eighth minute, Marc Pelosi in the thirty-fourth minute, and Fatai Alashe in the forty-third minute, all for fouls. Houston dented the scoreboard in the fifty-fifth minute on a DaMarcus Beasley goal, assisted by Giles Barnes. In the sixtieth minute, Alashe of the Earthquakes was sent off on his second yellow card for a foul, putting his team at ten men. San Jose still tied the game in the seventieth minute despite the disadvantage, on a goal by Quincy Amarikwa passed from Shaun Francis. Raul Rodriguez of the Dynamo received a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-first minute. Houston retook the lead in the seventy-seventh minute as Alex scored, with the help of Sheanon Williams and Oscar Garcia. In the eighty-second minute, Sanna Nyassi of the Earthquakes received a yellow card for his foul. The 2-1 score became a final, with Alex being the man of the match for the game winner.

Ending Saturday, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Real Salt Lake. Jeff Attinella and David Ousted are the keepers. Vancouver struck first on a seventh minute penalty kick goal by Octavio Rivero. The Whitecaps added on with a fortieth minute goal by Pa Modou Kah, assisted by Kekuta Manneh. Salt Lake had a yellow card for a foul by Phanuel Kavita in the forty-fifth minute. Vancouver extended the lead with a Cristian Techera goal in the fiftieth minute, made possible by Jordan Harvey and Nicolas Mezquida. The Whitecaps saw a yellow card go to Kendall Waston in the sixtieth minute for his foul. Vancouver padded the lead as Techera scored again in the sixty-eighth minute, thanks to Harvey and Pedro Morales. Real took went down to ten men when Abdoulie Mansally took a straight red card for his eighty-eighth minute foul. The final held at 4-0, with the man of the match being Techera for his brace.

On Sunday, the first game sees the Los Angeles Galaxy welcome the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei and Donovan Ricketts are the veteran goalies. Seattle started on a first minute goal by Chad Barrett, assisted by Erik Friberg. Los Angeles tied it in the thirteenth minute on a Gyasi Zardes goal, via Juninho. The Sounders had a yellow card given to Friberg in the thirty-eighth minute. The Galaxy took the lead on a forty-seventh minute goal by Robbie Keane, coming off of Giovani dos Santos and A.J. DeLaGarza. In the sixty-second minute, Seattle's Oniel Fisher had a yellow card for a foul. Los Angeles added on with a dos Santos goal in the sixty-fourth minute, made possible by Keane and Sebastian Lletget. The final remained 3-1, with the man of the match being Keane, with the winner and an assist.

Finally, the New York Red Bulls bring in New York City FC. Josh Saunders and Luis Robles tend the nets. New York began with a twenty-first minute Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, courtesy of Kemar Lawrence and Sacha Kljestan. In the forty-fifth minute, NYCFC had a yellow card given to Thomas McNamara for his foul. NYCFC had another yellow card given to Shay Facey in the fifty-ninth minute for a foul. The Red Bulls added on with a Felipe goal in the eighty-fifth minute, passed from Mike Grella. In stoppage time Patrick Mullins of NYCFC had a yellow card for a foul and Connor Lade of New York took a yellow card for an argument. The final stood at 2-0, with the man of the match being Robles for his three-save clean sheet.

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